As time becomes more and more precious and our plates become fuller we rarely seem to have time to ourselves. We try to make up this time by staying up late and taking in those precious moments. What happens when we do that though? We lose the precious hours of sleep that we all crave!
Sleep helps us to rest, sure, but sleep also helps us in all things dealing with our health. Sleep helps our bodies repair from injury. Sleep helps our bodies to grow. Sleep also helps our immune system to fight illness. Lack of sleep can also increase stress levels.
How much sleep do we need? Research recommends 7 to 9 hours. That seems to be the "magic" number that benefits the body most. Other research has also found that there is a time period we should be sleeping. This research contends that sleeping between the hours of 10 PM and 6 AM benefit the body most. Through natural cycles that our bodies follow, our bodies repair themselves between 10 PM and 2 AM and rest from 2 AM to 6 AM.
What happens when you don't get enough sleep? For starters your metabolism will slow down. Your mental acuity is greatly diminished. Your response time goes down. Your ability to fight infections and viruses is compromised. Who wants all that? Sure caffeine, sugar, and energy drinks can temporarily give you the artificial alertness you may be craving, but they just mask the problem. They don't solve it.
In short....MAKE TIME FOR YOUR BODY TO SLEEP AND RECOVER! It is much better than staying up to watch the late show while you are fighting fatigue.
Sean Knowles
Independent Beachbody Coach
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